How many days since a horses last race would be considered recent racing.

what about the following?

7 - 14 days
15 - 21 days
22+ days.

look foward to your comments.

benny

Benny

I'd call anything up to 18 days (2.5 weeks) recent racing but you'd be better off considering how many runs a horse had had within a given period. But from a fitness angle, have a look at how many runs a horse has had during a given period, say 28 days. If the horse is "proven" ie had a number of runs during its career, check the number of days break between its most successful efforts as quite often there will be a distinguishable pattern there to use as a guide.

For the record, I think that you left out one of the most important periods when assessing form 1 - 7 days. Horses backing up quickly, particularly those that have won or placed last start invariably run very well again.

Cheers

Privateer

Thanks Privateer at least somebody took the time to reply to this interesting question. That's OK Benny. You're very welcome. I had nothing better to do with my time anyway.